Noise – Forms and Links
APPLICATION FORMS FOR PERMITS & VARIANCES:
Noise Permit Application – Permit to exceed the maximum permissible sound levels for construction, stationary noise sources, agricultural &
industrial activities.
SUBMIT 2 – 4 WEEKS PRIOR TO START DATE.
Noise Permit Application Guide for Construction – Guide to completing and submitting a noise permit application for construction activities.
Noise Permit Application Guide for Stationary Noise – Guide to completing and submitting a noise permit application for stationary noise sources.
Noise Variance Application – Variance to exceed the maximum permissible sound levels for construction activities outside of normal permitted hours.
SUBMIT AT LEAST 3 – 4 MONTHS PRIOR TO START DATE
Noise Variance Application Guide – Guide to completing and submitting a noise variance application for construction activities.
Noise Notification Form – Notification of Intent to Construct for a dwelling or project with a total cost of less than $250,000 based on the value of the project listed on the building permit.
QUICK GUIDES FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What types of noise are regulated by Hawaii’s Department of Health (DOH) Noise Section?
Our section regulates noise resulting from construction, industrial, and agricultural activities and mechanical noise from stationary noise sources (pumps, air conditioners, generators, ventilation/ exhaust fans). Noises resulting directly from people such as loud parties next-door,
verbal disputes, and nuisance noises from local animals, are not within our jurisdiction.
Consult the island-specific “Noise Reference Manuals“ below, under LINKS TO RELATED INFORMATION, for additional guidance regarding noise types not regulated by our section.
How much does a Noise Permit or Noise Variance cost?
Click HERE to find out!
I have a construction project–do I need a Noise Permit? When do I need a Noise Variance?
Click HERE to check if you need a Noise Permit, and HERE to check if you need a Noise Variance. You might need both.
I have a noise complaint about animal nuisance noise (dogs barking, roosters crowing), do I report to DOH Noise?
Animal nuisance noise on Oahu is covered by the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu (ROH), Chapter 12 “Animal Nuisances.”
Please contact the Honolulu Police Department.
When is noise considered in violation of State regulations for Community Noise Control?
Depends on the sound level of the noise, what time the noise was made, and in what Zone Class the noise was made.
Click HERE to learn more about Zone Classes & Hawaii’s Maximum Permissible Sound Levels daytime and nighttime.
Click HERE to look up the Zone Class of a location.
RULES & REGULATIONS FOR NOISE:
Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 342F, Noise Pollution
Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 342F, 30.8, Weed Whackers; Leaf Blowers; Noise Regulations; Additional Restrictions
Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 11, Chapter 46, “Community Noise Control”
LINKS TO RELATED INFORMATION:
Noise Reference Manual – Big Island
Noise Reference Manual – Kauai
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